How to Tip in North Korea 🇰🇵

Currency: North Korean won (₩)
Average monthly salary: about 55 USD

💡 General Tipping Etiquette

Tipping in North Korea is generally not expected. There are a lot of rule of thumb type situations such as when they do not have the correct change (which does happen commonly), you let them keep it.

🍽️ Restaurants

Not expected (often included in the tour). Rounding up the bill can be appreciated.

🚕 Taxis

Included in the tour

🏨 Hotels

Included in the tour

👨‍🌾Tour guides

15 $ per day for the compulsory guides

🌏Region

Check out tipping rules for South Korea, China or Japan.

Sources: Young pioneer tours

Learn more about tipping customs worldwide at how-2-tip.com.

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